VOCABULARY

blockade,an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

nuclear, of or relating to the nucleus of an atom.
denoting, relating to, or powered by the energy released in nuclear fission or fusion


invasion,an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force

advisors,a person who gives advice, typically someone who is expert in a particularfield

military,relating to, or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces

refused,indicate or show that one is not willing to do something

happening,an event or occurrence

agreement,harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a position or result of agreeing

medium,an agency or means of doing something

description,a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event

report, give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated

entire, not broken or decayed.

maintain,cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue

outbreak,the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease

bomb, a container filled with explosive, incendiary material, smoke, gas, or otherdestructive substance, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a time mechanism, remote-control device, or lit fuse.

defense the action of defending from or resisting attack

President John F.Kennedy May 29, 1917 –November 22, 1963, often referred to by his initialsJFK

Soviet Union,a former federation of communist republics that occupied the northern halfof Asia and part of eastern Europe; capital, Moscow. Created from theRussian empire in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution

United States,a country that occupies most of the southern half of North America as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands

Cold War,is an openly declared state of organized violent conflict

Cuban Missile Crisis,an international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the U.S. and the USSR.

Premier Khrushchev,first in importance, order, or position; leading